Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
National
Population
1,200,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
130 (95% 😎) very dry
Sunshine Hours
3,107 (91% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation
278 (87%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
6,036
Men / Women
68% / 32%
From State
52%
From Region
5%
Athletes
11.5%
Racial/Ethnic
White
67%
Hispanic
14%
Asian
6%
Mixed
6%
International
3%
Black
1%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 74.6% 74.6%
2012 Men: 74.6% 74.6%
2013 Men: 71.5% 71.5%
2014 Men: 73.8% 73.8%
2015 Men: 68.4% 68.4%
2016 Men: 70.5% 70.5%
2017 Men: 67.8% 67.8%
2018 Men: 68.3% 68.3%
2019 Men: 66.1% 66.1%
2020 Men: 70.0% 70.0%
2021 Men: 67.3% 67.3%
2022 Men: 68.4% 68.4%
2023 Men: 66.4% 66.4%
2024 Men: 70.1% 70.1%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2012 Native: 2.0% 2.0%
2013 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2014 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2015 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2016 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2017 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2018 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2019 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2011 Asian: 4.2% 4.2%
2012 Asian: 5.1% 5.1%
2013 Asian: 4.5% 4.5%
2014 Asian: 5.7% 5.7%
2015 Asian: 5.5% 5.5%
2016 Asian: 4.1% 4.1%
2017 Asian: 3.0% 3.0%
2018 Asian: 4.7% 4.7%
2019 Asian: 4.5% 4.5%
2020 Asian: 4.9% 4.9%
2021 Asian: 3.9% 3.9%
2022 Asian: 4.0% 4.0%
2023 Asian: 5.3% 5.3%
2024 Asian: 3.9% 3.9%
2011 Black: 1.6% 1.6%
2012 Black: 1.3% 1.3%
2013 Black: 1.6% 1.6%
2014 Black: 1.5% 1.5%
2015 Black: 1.3% 1.3%
2016 Black: 0.8% 0.8%
2017 Black: 0.7% 0.7%
2018 Black: 0.9% 0.9%
2019 Black: 0.5% 0.5%
2020 Black: 0.4% 0.4%
2021 Black: 0.5% 0.5%
2022 Black: 0.8% 0.8%
2023 Black: 1.1% 1.1%
2024 Black: 0.5% 0.5%
2011 Hispanic: 7.2% 7.2%
2012 Hispanic: 7.6% 7.6%
2013 Hispanic: 6.9% 6.9%
2014 Hispanic: 6.1% 6.1%
2015 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3%
2016 Hispanic: 8.7% 8.7%
2017 Hispanic: 9.1% 9.1%
2018 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0%
2019 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1%
2020 Hispanic: 7.2% 7.2%
2021 Hispanic: 7.6% 7.6%
2022 Hispanic: 7.3% 7.3%
2023 Hispanic: 10.2% 10.2%
2024 Hispanic: 10.2% 10.2%
2011 White: 77.0% 77.0%
2012 White: 74.5% 74.5%
2013 White: 68.5% 68.5%
2014 White: 71.7% 71.7%
2015 White: 70.3% 70.3%
2016 White: 78.7% 78.7%
2017 White: 79.1% 79.1%
2018 White: 78.0% 78.0%
2019 White: 76.7% 76.7%
2020 White: 77.9% 77.9%
2021 White: 75.5% 75.5%
2022 White: 77.9% 77.9%
2023 White: 72.9% 72.9%
2024 White: 70.8% 70.8%
2011 International: 2.5% 2.5%
2012 International: 4.2% 4.2%
2013 International: 6.9% 6.9%
2014 International: 2.5% 2.5%
2015 International: 4.7% 4.7%
2016 International: 2.7% 2.7%
2017 International: 3.5% 3.5%
2018 International: 3.6% 3.6%
2019 International: 4.0% 4.0%
2020 International: 3.8% 3.8%
2021 International: 5.6% 5.6%
2022 International: 4.0% 4.0%
2023 International: 3.1% 3.1%
2024 International: 5.0% 5.0%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2024 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2025 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2020 Asian: 4.7% 4.7%
2021 Asian: 4.7% 4.7%
2022 Asian: 5.1% 5.1%
2023 Asian: 5.9% 5.9%
2024 Asian: 6.5% 6.5%
2025 Asian: 6.4% 6.4%
2020 Black: 0.9% 0.9%
2021 Black: 0.9% 0.9%
2022 Black: 1.1% 1.1%
2023 Black: 1.1% 1.1%
2024 Black: 1.4% 1.4%
2025 Black: 1.5% 1.5%
2020 Hispanic: 10.5% 10.5%
2021 Hispanic: 11.9% 11.9%
2022 Hispanic: 12.0% 12.0%
2023 Hispanic: 12.0% 12.0%
2024 Hispanic: 13.1% 13.1%
2025 Hispanic: 14.4% 14.4%
2020 White: 70.4% 70.4%
2021 White: 69.8% 69.8%
2022 White: 69.2% 69.2%
2023 White: 69.8% 69.8%
2024 White: 68.0% 68.0%
2025 White: 67.3% 67.3%
2020 International: 5.1% 5.1%
2021 International: 4.4% 4.4%
2022 International: 3.8% 3.8%
2023 International: 2.8% 2.8%
2024 International: 2.3% 2.3%
2025 International: 2.6% 2.6%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Colorado School of Mines
1,372
68% / 32%
3%
$101,189
96
97%
Biochemical Engineering
65 +1
32% / 68%
0%
$97,639
95
—
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering
3 —
67% / 33%
0%
$94,672
93
—
Chemical Engineering
116 —
57% / 43%
3%
$94,033
93
96%
Civil Engineering
82 —
57% / 43%
2%
$89,398
90
92%
Electrical Engineering
129 +1
80% / 20%
2%
$101,521
96
95%
Engineering
17 —
53% / 47%
0%
$95,902
94
—
Engineering Physics
49 +2
78% / 22%
2%
$94,766
93
94%
Environmental Engineering
42 —
52% / 48%
2%
$82,237
85
100%
General Engineering
19 —
32% / 68%
0%
$92,165
92
100%
Geological Engineering
48 —
56% / 44%
0%
$82,833
86
93%
Mechanical Engineering
355 —
77% / 23%
1%
$92,158
92
97%
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
36 —
67% / 33%
0%
$92,196
92
96%
Mining Engineering
17 —
88% / 12%
18%
$119,034
99
97%
Petroleum Engineering
33 —
88% / 12%
45%
$103,873
97
94%
Computer Science
284 +5
76% / 24%
3%
$132,255
100
100%
Chemistry
10 +2
50% / 50%
0%
$63,667
58
95%
Computational and Applied Mathematics
44 +2
50% / 50%
2%
$86,979
89
95%
Biochemistry
18 +1
33% / 67%
6%
$70,398
71
—
Economics
5 —
40% / 60%
0%
$126,671
99
97%
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$23,023
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$48,750
Est. In-State Cost
$29,783
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$63,063
ROI Percentile
96th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
93%
4-Year Graduation Rate
67%
6-Year Graduation Rate
82%
Transfer-Out Rate
13%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 69.6% 69.6%
2012 Graduated: 66.5% 66.5%
2013 Graduated: 69.7% 69.7%
2014 Graduated: 76.1% 76.1%
2015 Graduated: 76.5% 76.5%
2016 Graduated: 76.9% 76.9%
2017 Graduated: 78.0% 78.0%
2018 Graduated: 80.2% 80.2%
2019 Graduated: 82.9% 82.9%
2020 Graduated: 84.2% 84.2%
2021 Graduated: 83.3% 83.3%
2022 Graduated: 81.8% 81.8%
2023 Graduated: 79.4% 79.4%
2024 Graduated: 81.7% 81.7%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 70.5% 70.5%
2012 Men: 65.2% 65.2%
2013 Men: 69.9% 69.9%
2014 Men: 74.9% 74.9%
2015 Men: 74.4% 74.4%
2016 Men: 74.8% 74.8%
2017 Men: 75.9% 75.9%
2018 Men: 78.6% 78.6%
2019 Men: 82.0% 82.0%
2020 Men: 82.9% 82.9%
2021 Men: 82.9% 82.9%
2022 Men: 79.9% 79.9%
2023 Men: 79.4% 79.4%
2024 Men: 81.2% 81.2%
2011 Women: 65.8% 65.8%
2012 Women: 70.8% 70.8%
2013 Women: 68.9% 68.9%
2014 Women: 79.1% 79.1%
2015 Women: 82.8% 82.8%
2016 Women: 82.7% 82.7%
2017 Women: 84.3% 84.3%
2018 Women: 84.1% 84.1%
2019 Women: 85.3% 85.3%
2020 Women: 87.7% 87.7%
2021 Women: 84.0% 84.0%
2022 Women: 86.5% 86.5%
2023 Women: 79.5% 79.5%
2024 Women: 82.8% 82.8%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Asian: 62.9% 62.9%
2012 Asian: 82.1% 82.1%
2013 Asian: 80.0% 80.0%
2014 Asian: 77.1% 77.1%
2015 Asian: 83.3% 83.3%
2016 Asian: 80.6% 80.6%
2017 Asian: 73.1% 73.1%
2018 Asian: 86.7% 86.7%
2019 Asian: 95.3% 95.3%
2020 Asian: 91.8% 91.8%
2021 Asian: 92.3% 92.3%
2022 Asian: 87.2% 87.2%
2023 Asian: 78.3% 78.3%
2024 Asian: 87.0% 87.0%
2011 Hispanic: 54.2% 54.2%
2012 Hispanic: 65.5% 65.5%
2013 Hispanic: 66.0% 66.0%
2014 Hispanic: 82.4% 82.4%
2015 Hispanic: 72.7% 72.7%
2016 Hispanic: 78.9% 78.9%
2017 Hispanic: 72.5% 72.5%
2018 Hispanic: 71.2% 71.2%
2019 Hispanic: 70.6% 70.6%
2020 Hispanic: 80.6% 80.6%
2021 Hispanic: 80.3% 80.3%
2022 Hispanic: 74.6% 74.6%
2023 Hispanic: 80.0% 80.0%
2024 Hispanic: 78.7% 78.7%
2011 White: 69.8% 69.8%
2012 White: 65.3% 65.3%
2013 White: 70.9% 70.9%
2014 White: 77.8% 77.8%
2015 White: 77.1% 77.1%
2016 White: 77.2% 77.2%
2017 White: 80.1% 80.1%
2018 White: 80.8% 80.8%
2019 White: 83.5% 83.5%
2020 White: 84.0% 84.0%
2021 White: 83.2% 83.2%
2022 White: 81.7% 81.7%
2023 White: 80.3% 80.3%
2024 White: 81.9% 81.9%
2011 International: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 International: 78.1% 78.1%
2013 International: 64.2% 64.2%
2014 International: 42.9% 42.9%
2015 International: 75.6% 75.6%
2016 International: 62.5% 62.5%
2017 International: 64.5% 64.5%
2018 International: 79.4% 79.4%
2019 International: 84.2% 84.2%
2020 International: 84.2% 84.2%
2021 International: 76.8% 76.8%
2022 International: 84.6% 84.6%
2023 International: 74.3% 74.3%
2024 International: 85.0% 85.0%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Engineering
73.7%
1,011
67% / 33%
3%
$93,874
93
96%
Computer Science
20.7%
284
76% / 24%
3%
$132,255
100
100%
Physical Sciences & Math
3.9%
54
50% / 50%
2%
$82,662
85
95%
Life & Natural Sciences
1.3%
18
33% / 67%
6%
$70,398
71
—
Business & Economics
0.4%
5
40% / 60%
0%
$126,671
99
97%
Research
R1
⇅
Engineering
$67.6M
#78
55%
$8.8M
80
#49
485
50
Physical Sciences & Math
$31.2M
#100
82%
$2.3M
33
#88
192
15
Computer Science
$4.7M
#137
84%
$0.0M
8
#109
28
2
Life & Natural Sciences
$2.1M
#258
93%
$0.0M
—
—
—
—
Business & Economics
$1.0M
#212
76%
$0
3
#213
23
—
Education
$0.7M
#270
73%
$0.1M
—
—
—
—
Humanities & Social Sciences
$0.4M
#412
80%
$0
—
—
—
—
Agriculture & Food Science
$0.3M
#201
0%
$0.3M
—
—
—
—
Health Sciences
$0.1M
#380
11%
$0
—
—
—
—
Total
$107M
#152
65%
$11.5M
124
#156
728
67
Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24.
Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024,
which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the
source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
29%
Yield (Unbound)
23%
Early Action
Nov 1
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
29%
29%
29%
Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.
Acceptance & Yield
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 44.6% 44.6%
2012 Acceptance: 44.6% 44.6%
2013 Acceptance: 37.4% 37.4%
2014 Acceptance: 36.5% 36.5%
2015 Acceptance: 37.7% 37.7%
2016 Acceptance: 40.4% 40.4%
2017 Acceptance: 55.7% 55.7%
2018 Acceptance: 49.2% 49.2%
2019 Acceptance: 53.1% 53.1%
2020 Acceptance: 55.0% 55.0%
2021 Acceptance: 56.9% 56.9%
2022 Acceptance: 58.0% 58.0%
2023 Acceptance: 59.7% 59.7%
2024 Acceptance: 60.7% 60.7%
2011 Yield: 19.4% 19.4%
2012 Yield: 19.4% 19.4%
2013 Yield: 21.7% 21.7%
2014 Yield: 22.2% 22.2%
2015 Yield: 22.7% 22.7%
2016 Yield: 19.7% 19.7%
2017 Yield: 19.2% 19.2%
2018 Yield: 19.3% 19.3%
2019 Yield: 20.5% 20.5%
2020 Yield: 17.7% 17.7%
2021 Yield: 21.2% 21.2%
2022 Yield: 23.9% 23.9%
2023 Yield: 24.7% 24.7%
2024 Yield: 23.1% 23.1%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 10,145 10,145
2012 Applicants: 10,145 10,145
2013 Applicants: 11,682 11,682
2014 Applicants: 12,340 12,340
2015 Applicants: 11,752 11,752
2016 Applicants: 12,284 12,284
2017 Applicants: 10,618 10,618
2018 Applicants: 12,661 12,661
2019 Applicants: 11,756 11,756
2020 Applicants: 12,044 12,044
2021 Applicants: 12,022 12,022
2022 Applicants: 10,886 10,886
2023 Applicants: 9,821 9,821
2024 Applicants: 11,436 11,436
2011 Admitted: 4,520 4,520
2012 Admitted: 4,520 4,520
2013 Admitted: 4,373 4,373
2014 Admitted: 4,501 4,501
2015 Admitted: 4,427 4,427
2016 Admitted: 4,957 4,957
2017 Admitted: 5,916 5,916
2018 Admitted: 6,228 6,228
2019 Admitted: 6,240 6,240
2020 Admitted: 6,620 6,620
2021 Admitted: 6,838 6,838
2022 Admitted: 6,314 6,314
2023 Admitted: 5,864 5,864
2024 Admitted: 6,940 6,940
2011 Enrolled: 879 879
2012 Enrolled: 879 879
2013 Enrolled: 949 949
2014 Enrolled: 999 999
2015 Enrolled: 1,003 1,003
2016 Enrolled: 976 976
2017 Enrolled: 1,135 1,135
2018 Enrolled: 1,199 1,199
2019 Enrolled: 1,282 1,282
2020 Enrolled: 1,172 1,172
2021 Enrolled: 1,449 1,449
2022 Enrolled: 1,512 1,512
2023 Enrolled: 1,450 1,450
2024 Enrolled: 1,602 1,602
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
60%
SAT Range
1320
–
1480
SAT Math Range
670
–
750
SAT RW Range
650
–
730
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
1100
1200
1300
1400
1500
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 1200 1200
2012 25th: 1200 1200
2013 25th: 1200 1200
2014 25th: 1230 1230
2015 25th: 1250 1250
2016 25th: 1250 1250
2017 25th: 1310 1310
2018 25th: 1290 1290
2019 25th: 1160 1160
2020 25th: 1270 1270
2021 25th: 1310 1310
2022 25th: 1330 1330
2023 25th: 1320 1320
2024 25th: 1320 1320
2011 75th: 1385 1385
2012 75th: 1385 1385
2013 75th: 1390 1390
2014 75th: 1400 1400
2015 75th: 1420 1420
2016 75th: 1420 1420
2017 75th: 1450 1450
2018 75th: 1450 1450
2019 75th: 1460 1460
2020 75th: 1440 1440
2021 75th: 1470 1470
2022 75th: 1488 1488
2023 75th: 1470 1470
2024 75th: 1480 1480
SAT Math
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 630 630
2012 25th: 630 630
2013 25th: 630 630
2014 25th: 640 640
2015 25th: 650 650
2016 25th: 650 650
2017 25th: 670 670
2018 25th: 660 660
2019 25th: 540 540
2020 25th: 650 650
2021 25th: 660 660
2022 25th: 680 680
2023 25th: 670 670
2024 25th: 670 670
2011 75th: 710 710
2012 75th: 710 710
2013 75th: 720 720
2014 75th: 720 720
2015 75th: 730 730
2016 75th: 730 730
2017 75th: 740 740
2018 75th: 740 740
2019 75th: 750 750
2020 75th: 740 740
2021 75th: 750 750
2022 75th: 760 760
2023 75th: 750 750
2024 75th: 750 750
SAT Reading & Writing
550
600
650
700
750
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 570 570
2012 25th: 570 570
2013 25th: 570 570
2014 25th: 590 590
2015 25th: 600 600
2016 25th: 600 600
2017 25th: 640 640
2018 25th: 630 630
2019 25th: 620 620
2020 25th: 620 620
2021 25th: 650 650
2022 25th: 650 650
2023 25th: 650 650
2024 25th: 650 650
2011 75th: 675 675
2012 75th: 675 675
2013 75th: 670 670
2014 75th: 680 680
2015 75th: 690 690
2016 75th: 690 690
2017 75th: 710 710
2018 75th: 710 710
2019 75th: 710 710
2020 75th: 700 700
2021 75th: 720 720
2022 75th: 728 728
2023 75th: 720 720
2024 75th: 730 730
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2021 Submitted: 84.0% 84.0%
2022 Submitted: 69.0% 69.0%
2023 Submitted: 60.0% 60.0%
2024 Submitted: 60.0% 60.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
